feel for something

feel for something
*a feel for something
a natural or learned ability to do something. (*Typically: get \feel for something; have \feel for something.) •

I will do better with this work as soon as I get a feel for it.

He doesn't have a feel for this kind of careful work.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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